COVID-19 UPDATE : Studio hire bookings can be taken, conditionally. All activities must comply with the NZ Government's rules for Alert Level 2.
CONTACT TRACING: Checking in using the NZ Covid Tracing phone app or the Rippl app is required. The QR code is displayed on the studio door. We are also running manual contact tracing in parallel.

Contact: James Gilberd, j.gilberd@xtra.co.nz  |  027 444 3899  |  04 382 9502 after 10am. Location: 1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington CBD

STUDIO HIRE RATES

• These rates include use of studio lighting equipment listed below.
• Rates do not include use of background paper that becomes marked or damaged and has to be disposed of. See note below.
• Minimum booking - $90.00 + GST (up to an hour)
• 2 hours - $140.00 + GST
• 3 hours - $190.00 + GST
• Half day - $240.00 + GST (4-5 hrs)
• Full day - $360.00 + GST (6 to 10 hrs)
• Longer periods of use - POA
• Bare room rates available, POA
• Use for other purposes (events, performance, seminars, meetings) by negotiation
• Available 24/7 but an agreed-upon minimum charge will operate for Sunday and late night access
• Some bookings may require a non-refundable deposit to confirm
• Conditions of hireage and usage apply. Please ensure you read and understand them.
  
• We reserve the right to refuse to hire, at our own discretion
  
• Payment on invoice is usually fine, as long as it is reasonably prompt. Payment by internet transfer, Eftpos, cash accepted.
  

Equipment available, all included in hire fee:

• Elinchrom ELC Pro HD flash units - 2x 1000Ws, 2x 500Ws
• Elinchrom camera-mounted control units to trigger flashes and adjust power outputs 
  
• 175cm Octabox, 2 softboxes
• 70cm beauty dishes, reflectors, snoots
• Range of background paper rolls, 2.7m wide - white, grey, black and var. colours (note: marked or damaged paper is charged-for additionally)
• Lighting stands, and 2 large Photix stands with wheels
  
• Camera tripods, various
• Sekonic flash meters
• High-speed fibre internet, good wifi
• Furniture: 2 trestle tables (black, light grey), 4 bar stools, 20 folding chairs, round plinths.
  

Please note: the paper background rolls are expensive, so if you require a clean area of background paper for models to walk around on, it will be charged for at replacement cost per metre of used paper. This could mean an additional cost of $25 +GST per metre marked or damaged, depending on paper usage, extent of foot marks and other damage. (There is no charge for use of the backgrounds if they are not damaged during shooting.)

Sorry, we do not hire cameras. Also, the main studio equipment is not generally available for hire for use outside the studio. Wellington Photographic Supplies have a range cameras, lenses and other equipment for hire.

Backgrounds
There are some 2.7m wide paper backgrounds available. We always keep white, grey and black ones up and ready. If you want clean background paper rolled out on the floor, the amount that gets trashed will need to be covered by your hire payment.

Courtenay Studio in use, with Elnchrom flash lighting

Studio with Elinchrom flash units, This equipment and more is included in the standard hire charge

Studio floor plan: click on graphic to enlarge.